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When talking about the political system, specifically the presidential aspect, a mandate refers to the authority that is given to a certain person or persons, which is governed by the people. So, for our representative democracy, a president, although may not be totally voted for from the public, is our representative. Also, when an election results in a landslide for one of the candidates, they often claim that their policies have received a mandate from the voter population. Although a…

The Social Welfare in United States and the negative impact on the People and the Economy. Social welfare refers to United States government programs to help in the necessities of the needs of the people of the United States. There are several programs designed to lifting living people ‘s life in case of emergencies such as, person lost this/her job or no luck to find a job. President Theodore Roosevelt came up with Social welfare idea and it adopted by several states. There are many welfare…

“The America I Believe In” “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.” We say these words every morning that us, as American patriots, believe in. To believe is to have trust or to deem something to be real. I believe in an America that upholds the rights and freedoms of every gender and race, a nation that grows on success, and a country that never stands down even when we look at fear face to face. I believe our America allows the freedoms of speech, religion, and…

America is a body government of democracy working as independent and does not depending on each other.we see in other part of the world societies also established system of democratic government United States is one of them, started years before the civil war. American Democracy is consisted of a body of electoral college, that is a common process, consisted of the founding fathers that established in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President of the United States.The…

The president is elected by the people, right? Wrong. The president is actually elected by The Electoral College. The Electoral College is the system that elects the president indirectly. Each state including The District of Columbia gets at least three Electoral Votes. The number of Electoral Votes given to each state is dependent on the number of senators in that state, and the number of representatives in that state (One vote for each senator and representative). So the real question is,…

We as a nation, we should be able to decide the president and vice-president for our country. The Electoral College is a way for the Government to control the way politics are decided. People should decide the president, because people know the truth. The electoral college takes away our right to vote, and it is sound a little bit weird but it is the reality, some of the reason is because most of the time the popular vote it does not count in the reality, the smaller states favored the…

The article “How one Frenchman’s vision became our capitol city” by Kenneth R. Fletcher was posted on Smithsonian.com on April 30th, 2008. The article explains how Pierre L’Enfant went to conceive our nation's capitol. L’Enfant was a genius architect and a very important person in american history. L’Enfant’s most famous design was the Washington Mall. The Washington Mall was originally meant to be a long strip of land where events would be held and people could relax, and that's exactly what it…

ultimately, leading to a life changing moment. This scenario played out to Maya Lin in "Making a Memorial" where she describes the effects of having seen it, "Without having seen it, I couldn't design the memorial, so a few of us traveled to Washington, D.C., and it was at the site that the idea for the design took…

Groups and agencies have many factors to consider when they are creating monuments to memorialize certain people and events within our history. These factors to consider when they are creating monuments to memorialize certain people and events within our history. These factors include but are not limited to the relevance of this person or event to history, finances, and the overall the controversy. There are historical sites still standing today that hold a special place in our country’s history…

Many examples of gentrification exist across the country, especially in large cities like Washington D.C. and New York City. There are many factors that contribute to the existence of gentrification. And there are many social and economic consequences of gentrification. Often times referred to as a double-edged sword, gentrification has both positive and…